Wlodarczyk in the U.S. to explore fight options

By Przemek Garczarczyk
Photo: Kasia Niedźwiecka/Global Boxing

WBC cruiserweight champion Krzysztof “Diablo” Włodarczyk (48-2, 34 KOs) is in the United States. Włodarczyk and the big Chinese heavyweight hope Zhang Zhilei meet Saturday at Global Boxing Gym in North Bergen, New Jersey. “I’m not thinking about switching to the heavyweight division…yet,” said Włodarczyk. who is in the U.S. to explore his next fight options. “It will happen, no doubt, but I have still some goals as a cruiserweight in front of me – like unification,” In his last defense, Włodarczyk knocked out previously undefeated Olympic gold medalist Rakhim Chakhkiyev (16-1, 12 KOs) in spectacular fashion in Moscow.